The following Church Documents are in support of Catholic education. These may be of use to educators who are:
- Working on mission statements
- Preparing school speeches
- Looking for ways to educate faculty, staff, parents or students on the role of the Catholic schools in fulfilling the mission of the Church
Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium
USCCB, 2005
This article addresses the great value and the many successes of Catholic schools and the numerous challenges that they face. The Catholic Church is unequivocally committed to Catholic education and is committed to accomplishing four specific goals: To provide Gospel-based education of the highest quality, to ensure that Catholic schools are affordable, accessible, and available, to secure financial assistance from both public and private sectors to allow parents to make choices where to send their children and Catholic schools will be staffed by highly qualified administrators and teachers.Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium
Divini Illius Magistri
Pope Pius XI, 1929
Written by Pope Pius XI, this article deals with the reasons for treating of Christian education, the essence and importance of Christian education, Those who must educate, The Church's role in Christian education and its rights, the mission of the Church, the role of the family and the state, the tutelage of the Church, Christian education and science and sexual education. Divini Illius Magistri
Consecrated Persons and Their Mission in Schools: Reflections and Guidelines
Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski, & Archbishop Joseph Pittau, S.J. 2003
The reflections and guidelines point out the way ahead for the Church. As numbers dwindle, the witnesses of consecrated persons in schools becomes ever more important. This article deals with the roles of consecrated persons in schools and their responsibility to educate children as well as evangelize cultures. A school's mission requires a commitment of holiness, generosity and skilled educational professionalism so that the truth about the person as revealed by Jesus may enlighten the growth of the young generations and of the entire community. Consecrated Persons and Their Mission in Schools: Reflections and Guidelines
The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School: Guidelines for Reflection and Renewal
Cardinal William Baum, & Archbishop M. Javierre Ortas, 1988
This article focuses on the development of the whole human person: intellectually, physically, socially, emotionally and of course, spiritually. The distinctive religious dimension of the Catholic school is manifested in many ways, one of which is the school's Religious Education program which is a vital part of the school's curriculum and takes a number of forms. The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School: Guidelines for Reflection and Renewal
International Handbook of Catholic Education: Challenges for School Systems in the 21st Century
Archbishop J. Michael Miller, 2007
The unifying theme of the Handbook is Catholic Education: challenges and responses’ in a number of international settings. The analytical focus is problem orientated in examining church-state relations, the consequences of globalisation, the impact of secularisation, the extent of Vatican II transformations of educational policy and practice, issues of school leadership and governance and other contemporary challenges. International Handbook of Catholic Education: Challenges for School Systems in the 21st Century
Church Documents in Support of Catholic Education
The following Church Documents are in support of Catholic education. These may be of use to educators who are:- Working on mission statements
- Preparing school speeches
- Looking for ways to educate faculty, staff, parents or students on the role of the Catholic schools in fulfilling the mission of the Church
- Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium
USCCB, 2005This article addresses the great value and the many successes of Catholic schools and the numerous challenges that they face. The Catholic Church is unequivocally committed to Catholic education and is committed to accomplishing four specific goals: To provide Gospel-based education of the highest quality, to ensure that Catholic schools are affordable, accessible, and available, to secure financial assistance from both public and private sectors to allow parents to make choices where to send their children and Catholic schools will be staffed by highly qualified administrators and teachers. Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium
- Divini Illius Magistri
Pope Pius XI, 1929Written by Pope Pius XI, this article deals with the reasons for treating of Christian education, the essence and importance of Christian education, Those who must educate, The Church's role in Christian education and its rights, the mission of the Church, the role of the family and the state, the tutelage of the Church, Christian education and science and sexual education.
Divini Illius Magistri
- Consecrated Persons and Their Mission in Schools: Reflections and Guidelines
Zenon Cardinal Grocholewski, & Archbishop Joseph Pittau, S.J. 2003The reflections and guidelines point out the way ahead for the Church. As numbers dwindle, the witnesses of consecrated persons in schools becomes ever more important. This article deals with the roles of consecrated persons in schools and their responsibility to educate children as well as evangelize cultures. A school's mission requires a commitment of holiness, generosity and skilled educational professionalism so that the truth about the person as revealed by Jesus may enlighten the growth of the young generations and of the entire community.
Consecrated Persons and Their Mission in Schools: Reflections and Guidelines
- The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School: Guidelines for Reflection and Renewal
Cardinal William Baum, & Archbishop M. Javierre Ortas, 1988This article focuses on the development of the whole human person: intellectually, physically, socially, emotionally and of course, spiritually. The distinctive religious dimension of the Catholic school is manifested in many ways, one of which is the school's Religious Education program which is a vital part of the school's curriculum and takes a number of forms.
The Religious Dimension of Education in a Catholic School: Guidelines for Reflection and Renewal
- International Handbook of Catholic Education: Challenges for School Systems in the 21st Century
Archbishop J. Michael Miller, 2007The unifying theme of the Handbook is Catholic Education: challenges and responses’ in a number of international settings. The analytical focus is problem orientated in examining church-state relations, the consequences of globalisation, the impact of secularisation, the extent of Vatican II transformations of educational policy and practice, issues of school leadership and governance and other contemporary challenges.
International Handbook of Catholic Education: Challenges for School Systems in the 21st Century
Catholic Rituals